What was the last thing you purchased?

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 25 Mar 2011, 16:41

You never heard of Banshee Bones?! I am certain they were a nationwide crisp, right up there with Wheelies and Meanies etc heres a pic to jog your memory. I know you were in your 40s back in the 1980s but still, i thought you had a good head for names and brands..

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 25 Mar 2011, 16:48

[quote="StephenKingman"]You never heard of Banshee Bones?! I am certain they were a nationwide crisp, right up there with Wheelies and Meanies etc heres a pic to jog your memory. I know you were in your 40s back in the 1980s but still, i thought you had a good head for names and brands..

/quote]

Oh you cruel, cruel man

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 25 Mar 2011, 16:50

Ha, i was kinda hoping you wouldnt see that, when did you get glasses on me Fran?!

Never heard of them then? there was also a crisp called Ma Reillys for 10pence, kinda like Tayto but not as nice

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 25 Mar 2011, 17:02

Do you remember sugar mice?
Saw them recently in a new Sweet Shop opened in Limerick ... they have all the glass jars of sweets, all colours & 100% sugar. But they had the sugar mice in a neat little 3 mouse pack & a notice on the side reminding purchasers that the cotton tails are not edible. I never remember that kind of consumer care in my childhood ... God know how many cotton mouse tails we ate!

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 25 Mar 2011, 17:07

Fran wrote:Do you remember sugar mice?
Saw them recently in a new Sweet Shop opened in Limerick ... they have all the glass jars of sweets, all colours & 100% sugar. But they had the sugar mice in a neat little 3 mouse pack & a notice on the side reminding purchasers that the cotton tails are not edible. I never remember that kind of consumer care in my childhood ... God know how many cotton mouse tails we ate!

Yes i remember them well, they were one of the many boxes of sweets in my local shop, along with fizzy dummies, Roy of the Rovers (hell for teeth!), Wham! bars and Mr Freeze 10p ice freeze drinks.

Its a great idea to have shops with all the old faves, i used to love getting a "quarter of apple drops" in them brown bags for about 25p, all the drops in the bag would get stuck together to form one big ball of apple drops.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 25 Mar 2011, 17:09

StephenKingman wrote:
Fran wrote:Do you remember sugar mice?
Saw them recently in a new Sweet Shop opened in Limerick ... they have all the glass jars of sweets, all colours & 100% sugar. But they had the sugar mice in a neat little 3 mouse pack & a notice on the side reminding purchasers that the cotton tails are not edible. I never remember that kind of consumer care in my childhood ... God know how many cotton mouse tails we ate!
Yes i remember them well, they were one of the many boxes of sweets in my local shop, along with fizzy dummies, Roy of the Rovers (hell for teeth!), Wham! bars and Mr Freeze 10p ice freeze drinks.

Its a great idea to have shops with all the old faves, i used to love getting a "quarter of apple drops" in them brown bags for about 25p, all the drops in the bag would get stuck together to form one big ball of apple drops.

Yea & keep you chewing all the way through a school day

laci_baby · Post by **laci_baby** » 25 Mar 2011, 19:41

Tip the Bottle wrote:
StephenKingman wrote:
Fran wrote: Mike will be enrolling you along with me in the AA
Hey, at least your fondness for drink wont put you in debt, you gotta love the Aldi eh

Vodka beat my ass last time we danced....No more wodka for me.

I just bought "Stealing the Sacred Lamb".

Haha no worries... i can handle my liquor pretty good. Unless it's Wild Turkey... then i'm screwed...

Mike- Aldi is amazing! I dont think i've ever seen Vodka there though. hmm... its kind of sad.

Fran- well atleast you'll have a drinking buddy in there.

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 26 Mar 2011, 06:39

I can see the appeal of Aldi now- got 12 bottles of water AND a big white chocolate bar and had change from 5euro, lovely. Also saw that Pinot Noir that Fran likes, only 5.49cent not bad

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 26 Mar 2011, 08:13

StephenKingman wrote:I can see the appeal of Aldi now- got 12 bottles of water AND a big white chocolate bar and had change from 5euro, lovely. Also saw that Pinot Noir that Fran likes, only 5.49cent not bad

Ah a convert .... keep shopping there & you'll be back in Florida in no time

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 26 Mar 2011, 09:04

Fran wrote:
StephenKingman wrote:I can see the appeal of Aldi now- got 12 bottles of water AND a big white chocolate bar and had change from 5euro, lovely. Also saw that Pinot Noir that Fran likes, only 5.49cent not bad
Ah a convert .... keep shopping there & you'll be back in Florida in no time

Oh its a lifesaver for basics like water and household items, wouldnt touch their meat though, just dont trust it, ill go local for that.